Zen 10

Nirvana has become an idealized word associated with the juxtaposition of a cult rock celebrity who died before his time and a vague new age version of Eastern religion. An altered state to be hoped……続きを見る

Are you feeling tired, run down and just low on energy? Do you feel mentally, emotionally or physically drained? Have you always wanted to learn about meditation but didn't know where to begin? If ……続きを見る

This approachable guide conflict resolution offers practical advice on how to manage difficult conversations and foster healthier relationshipsーthe Zen way The people who get under your skin the mo……続きを見る

This accessible introduction to the philosophy and practice of Zen Buddhism includes a program of study that encompasses practically every aspect of life. The American Zen teacher John Daido Loori s……続きを見る

This introduction to Zen teachings is a “watershed book for Zen students, a good study companion and a trustworthy guide” (Norman Fischer, author of The World Could Be Otherwise**)** In Infinite Cir……続きを見る

This is an inspiring guide to the practice of Chan (Chinese Zen) in the words of four great masters of that tradition. It includes teachings from contemporary masters Xuyun and Sheng Yen, and from J……続きを見る

Zen Buddhism emerged in China some fifteen centuries ago and remained the most dynamic and influential spiritual movement in Asia for more than a millennium. Though the teachings of the first Zen ma……続きを見る

Drawn from the records of Chinese Zen masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, this collection may surprise some readers. In contrast to the popular image of Zen as an authoritarian, monastic traditi……続きを見る

The joy of intimacyーwith yourself, with others, and with the whole universe. The long-awaited first book from a prominent modern American Zen teacher. For Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, intimacy is what Z……続きを見る

A major figure in the transmission of Zen to the West, Zen Master Seung Sahn was known for his powerful teaching style, which was direct, surprising, and often humorous. He taught that Zen is not ab……続きを見る

A new translation of The Gateless Gate and The Blue Cliff Records**, two classic collections of Zen koansーor guiding ‘riddles’ーused in the study of Zen Buddhism** The strange verbal paradoxes call……続きを見る

This guide to enlightened conduct for people in positions of authority is based on the teachings of several great Chinese Zen masters. Drawing on private records, letters, and long-lost documents of……続きを見る

The Prajnaparamita ("perfection of wisdom") sutras are one of the great legacies of Mahayana Buddhism, giving eloquent expression to some of that school's central concerns: the perception of shunyat……続きを見る

Zen ritualsーsuch as chanting, bowing, lighting incense before the Buddha statueーare ways of recognizing the sacredness in all of life. A ritual is simply a deliberate and focused moment that symbo……続きを見る

The classic samurai-era text that fused Japanese swordsmanship with Zen philosophyーwritten by the incomparable Zen master Takuan Soho Written by the seventeenth-century Zen master Takuan Soho (1573……続きを見る

A classic of Zen Buddhist literature, this compilation of twelfth-century Zen koans includes commentary and verses from the great Chinese Zen masters The Blue Cliff Record is a translation of the Pi……続きを見る

Spiritual practice is not some kind of striving to produce enlightenment, but an expression of the enlightenment already inherent in all things: Such is the Zen teaching of Dogen Zenji (1200–1253) w……続きを見る

In this treasury of Zen wisdom based on his talks, the abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, New York, explores the eight areas of study that are the focus for training in his community: m……続きを見る

Here is a spiritual practice uncomplicated enough for anyone to learn, yet rich enough to be worked with for a lifetime. The traditional Chan (Chinese Zen) practice called Silent Illumination begins……続きを見る

This modern-day commentary on Dogen’s Instructions for a Zen Cook reveals how everyday activitiesーlike cookingーcan be incorporated into our spiritual practice In the thirteenth century, Zen master……続きを見る

The Undying Lamp of Zen is a pure and powerful distillation of Zen doctrine and practice written by Torei Enji (1721–1792), a Zen master and artist. Torei was best known as one of two "genius assist……続きを見る

A provocative and playful exploration of the Zen koan tradition that reveals how everyday paradoxes are an integral part of our spiritual journey Bring Me the Rhinoceros is an unusual guide to happi……続きを見る

A real-life samurai’s Zen teachings on sword training as a spiritually transformative practiceーessential reading for aspiring martial artists and strategic thinkers alike The legendary seventeenth-……続きを見る

The Supreme Way is not difficult If only you do not pick and choose. Neither love nor hate, And you will clearly understand. Be off by a hair, And you are as far from it as heaven and earth. These v……続きを見る

According to Zen teacher Cheri Huber, we are conditioned to think that if we were only a little better in some way, we would be happy: "Life isn't the way it should be and it's my fault!" But, Huber……続きを見る

For all its emphasis on the direct experience of insight without reliance on the products of the intellect, the Zen tradition has created a huge body of writings. Of this cast literature, the writin……続きを見る

Zen is famous for koans (called kong-ans in Korean, and in this book), those bizarre and seemingly unanswerable questions Zen masters pose to their students to check their realization (such as "What……続きを見る

Enlightenment Unfolds is a sequel to Kaz Tanahashi's previous collection, Moon in a Dewdrop, which has become a primary source on Dogen for Western Zen students. Dogen Zenji (1200–1253) is unquest……続きを見る

Kensho is the transformative glimpse of the true nature of all things. It is an experience so crucial in Zen practice that it is sometimes compared to finding an inexhaustible treasure because it re……続きを見る

Aikido is the "Art of Peace," a discipline that emphasizes harmony and the peaceful resolution of conflict. Far more than a self-defense technique, Aikido is a physical and spiritual discipline that……続きを見る